This week, researcher, author, and Wall Street Journal and Washington Post journalist Jennifer Breheny Wallace joins us to talk about how to break the hold of a toxic achievement culture, how deep relationships act as shock absorbers in hard times, why failure is necessary for emotional maturity, and why self-help mantras simply do not work. Episode Links: Show Notes Start reading my NEW BOOK "Healing What You Can't Erase" here. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

This week, Aaron Burke joins us for a conversation about how bitterness defiles us, why we can't fix ourselves, effective methods of grieving, and what internal healing requires when you've been betrayed and rejected. It's a pretty feisty back and forth conversation, but one that I believe will add great value to your life. Episode Links: Show Notes Start reading my NEW BOOK "Healing What You Can't Erase" here. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Get LMNT and a free gift with your purchase here!

This week, Gospel music artist Anthony Evans is back on the podcast. You'll remember him from episode 306 of the podcast. But this week, Anthony and I sat down for a candid conversation about signs we're experiencing inflammation in our souls, how dysfunction disguises itself, how grief changes us, and how to hold joy and sorrow simultaneously, which I find to be really relevant to this time of year. Episode Links: Show Notes Start reading my NEW BOOK "Healing What You Can't Erase" here. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Get LMNT and a free gift with your purchase here!

This week, the holiday season begins, and along with that often comes wonderful holiday gatherings. But in many cases, those family gatherings might be awkward. If you're headed into this week thinking, "I hate how politically charged family gatherings become. How do I dodge these situations?" or  "I love my family, but they drive me nuts at holiday dinners," this is the conversation for you. But we can't ignore the reality that for some of you, you're hiding tears, thinking, "I am alone during the holidays, and really get depressed. I’d give anything to have a family dinner, even if it’s crazy." Joining us this week is my good friend, Dr. John Delony. We're going to have some fun, but we're also going to equip you to step into this holiday season with confidence and empathy. Episode Links: Show Notes Start reading my NEW BOOK "Healing What You Can't Erase" here. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Get LMNT and a free gift with your purchase here!

This week, we're continuing our two-part mini-series on forming godly men. As I shared last week on the show, I have a passion for seeing men rise up in purity, power, virtue, integrity, character, compassion, kindness, and strength. And so joining us today to continue the series is author, speaker, and pastor of Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Brian Tome. Today, he'll share about how to shun victimhood, harnessing your sexual appetite, why men aren't being raised well, and why marriage is the greatest team a man will ever join. MATURE CONTENT ADVISORY: If you usually listen to the podcast in the presence of your younger kids and teens, some of the content shared today will be mature in nature, perhaps not suitable for their young ears, and as such, I want to be responsible to give you a heads-up. Episode Links: Show Notes Start reading my NEW BOOK "Healing What You Can't Erase" here. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Get LMNT and a free gift with your purchase here!

Today, we're starting a two-part miniseries on forming godly men. I have such a passion for seeing men rise up in purity, power, virtue, integrity, character, compassion, and strength. And so joining us today is Professor Nancy Pearcey. Heralded as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual" in The Economist, Pearcey earned a Master's degree from Covenant Theological Seminary and pursued further graduate work in the History of Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. Currently, she is a professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University. Today, she'll share with us how men benefit from being fathers, how Darwin forged the secularization of the postmodern masculine script, how masculinity became "toxic," and why boys fail to launch. Episode Links: Show Notes Start reading my NEW BOOK "Healing What You Can't Erase" here. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

I’m thrilled to finally be able to tell you about my new book, Healing What You Can’t Erase: Transform Your Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health from the Inside Out, available everywhere books are sold on March 19. In Healing What You Can’t Erase, I leverage my personal story of adversity, loss, and healing to teach you how to forge your roadmap to wholeness from the inside out. This path doesn’t rely on willpower, self-help, or self-healing, but rather the daily transformative power of the Holy Spirit engaged with principles of neuroscience, psychology, and Scripture. While the pain-filled memories from our past can’t be erased, we can experience mental, emotional, and spiritual healing that lasts. My publisher has graciously made a sneak peek of the book available to you immediately. Go to HealingWhatYouCantErase.com right now to sign up and receive a FREE sneak peek of the book before it hits stores in March. Start moving forward on your journey of transformation today. Download a FREE preview of my new book right now at HealingWhatYouCantErase.com.  

While the main focus of the show is mental and emotional health and spiritual growth, we can't ignore the fact that we are spirit, soul, and body. And so I want to take time to have conversations about how our mental and emotional well-being interfaces with our physiology. That's the conversation we're having today with Dave Asprey, founder of Bulletproof, and widely considered the "father of biohacking." Today, we're going to explore biohacking with Dave, the scientific power of fear and forgiveness, why willpower is a sham (you know I'm here for that one!), and morning habits that will change your life. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dave, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 336: [heal.] Dr. Terry Wahls on How to Prevent and Heal Autoimmune Diseases with Food, Strengthening Your Mitochondria, The Power of Breastfeeding, and Why Sleep is Critical for Wellness 211: Healing Old Wounds, Generational Trauma, and the Roots of Depression (feat. Dr. Christopher Motley) ++++++ Episode Links: Dave’s Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. ************************** This week's show partner(s): Get LMNT and a free gift with your purchase here! **************************

This week, we're taking an in-depth look at the signs that indicate for all intents and purposes, that we're stuck in the past. But to that, we're going to talk about how to get past the past with therapist, coach, speaker, and author, Jason VanRuler, whose goal is to speak truth and grace into the life of every person he works with. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Ian, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 353: Albert Tate on Adjusting Our Relationship with Pain & Failure, Stunting Our Emotional Growth, and What it Means to Do the Work of Untangling Our Dysfunctional Relationship with Pain 360: Dr. John Delony on The Cost of Living a Borrowed Life, Outsourcing Vulnerability, Practicing Resilience and Courage, and Why a Curated Life is a Fake Life ++++++ Episode Links: Jason’s Website | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. ************************** This week's show partner(s): Get LMNT and a free gift with your purchase here! **************************

This week, my friend Ian Simkins is back for part two of a conversation we started in the spring. And let me tell you right now: You aren't ready for what's about to go down in this conversation. Ian is such a wise, intentional, deliberate, thoughtful person, and as you'll hear today, we took out the shovels and dug deep. Here's where we're headed with Ian today: why grieving prevents bitterness, the costly invitation to intimacy, and the distorted rubric for readiness in life. In other words, our ability to bring lasting value to the world has little to do with gifting, talent, networking, or charisma. And to that, we're going to explore why public fruit is the result of private formation. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Ian, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 353: Albert Tate on Adjusting Our Relationship with Pain & Failure, Stunting Our Emotional Growth, and What it Means to Do the Work of Untangling Our Dysfunctional Relationship with Pain 344: [Formed.] Ian Simkins on Developing Critical Thinking Skills, Why Echo Chambers Are Killing Us, Why Knowledge without Wisdom Leads to Arrogance, and the Importance of Embracing Mystery in Pain ++++++ Episode Links: Ian’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "Win the Week" email newsletter here. ************************** This week's show partner(s): Get LMNT and a free gift with your purchase here! **************************